A new organization has formed in North Carolina, by committed citizens, with this intent.
From the Alliance for Bonded Term Limits:
“To begin its important work, the Alliance for Bonded Term Limits has incorporated and made application for recognition as a Part 501(c)(3) tax-advantaged entity. ABTL will exert a nonpartisan effort, because we realize that entrenched cronyism and corruption are not limited to one political party or region. ABTL will be guided by experienced leadership, dedicated to returning integrity to the election process.
The Alliance for Bonded Term Limits, Inc. has been constituted to explore and develop a process under which candidates for public office can assure constituents that they will work diligently in the public interest instead of building long careers rife with self-interest. We will provide a technique to strengthen campaign promises beyond a glib assurance that “my word is my bond” with the more substantive commitment that “My Bond is My Word.” Sincere candidates can demonstrate their resolve by voluntarily bonding their promises of limited tenure in office in advance of the election, by use of personal assets. The assets will be forfeited to charity if the promise is broken.
This country does not need a Constitutional Amendment or a Federal Law to bring fresh ideas to Washington; we need dedicated citizens who will travel to Congress with a real commitment to return home after a finite time in office. Our nation needs to return to the citizen legislatures expected by our Founders and retire the career politicians and their patrician lifestyles. Let the political class return to the real world to live by the rules they have made for others.”
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